books.google.co.in - Itinerant white-robed ascetics represent the highest ethical ideal among the Jains of rural Rajasthan. They renounce family, belongings, and desires in order to lead lives of complete non-violence. In their communities, Jain ascetics play key roles as teachers and exemplars of the truth; they are embodiments...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Guardians_of_the_Transcendent.html?id=eI4PAY9rDmQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGuardians of the Transcendent